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Science final

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth and its many interacting systems form an indefinitely self-sustaining ________?

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

microbiome

2.

All organisms require ______ to be able to perform the metabolic processes of life?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

mitochondria

d)

energy

3.

The steps of cellular respiration take place in the ________?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cellular membrane

d)

nucleus

4.

The number of mitochondria per cell varies but energetic cells, such as heart muscle cells which contract continually, require large amounts of ______ to carry out that process.

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

5.

ATP is made up of which of the following components (select all that apply):

a)

A purine base

b)

A pentose sugar

c)

An oxygenated membrane

d)

Three phosphate groups

6.

The compound that ATP becomes after it loses a phosphate group is called:

a)

ADP

b)

ANT

c)

AP

d)

NADP+

7.

The "Man in a Box" experiment showed which of the following fundamental principles of ecosystems:

a)

Much of the energy released in any reaction is lost as heat

b)

Light energy is the source of energy for photosynthsis

c)

Animals rely on plants to produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide through photosynthesis

d)

There are both light-dependent and light-independent reactions in cellular respiration

8.

Photosynthesis takes place in organelles called ______?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Ribosomes

9.

The light-dependent reaction in photosynthesis requires _____ while the light-independent does not.

a)

glucose

b)

chlorophyll

c)

light energy

10.

The reactants of photosynthesis are:

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Oxygen, water, and light energy

c)

water and carbon dioxide only

d)

Glucose and water only

11.

The products of photosynthesis are:

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Oxygen, water, and light energy

c)

Water and carbon dioxide only

d)

Glucose and water only

12.

The reactants of cellular respiration are:

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Glucose and water only

13.

The products of cellular respiration are:

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Water and carbon dioxide only

c)

Glucose and water only

14.

A molecule's energy is contained in the electrons within the molecules _______ _______

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Aerobic bonds

c)

Chemical bonds

15.

Cellular respiration can be divided into four major steps, each with its own set of chemical reactions. Which of the following are the four steps? Select all.

a)

Glycolysis

b)

The Link reaction

c)

The Krebs cycle

d)

The electron transport chain

e)

light-dependent reactions

16.

Which reaction out of the options above allows for the largest amount of ATP production?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

The electron transport chain

17.

Which of the following cellular respiration processes yields the largest amount of ATP??

a)

Aerobic respiration

b)

Alcoholic fermentation

18.

Lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation are examples of this type of respiration:

a)

Aerobic Respiration

b)

Anaerobic Respiration

19.

Earths systems DO NOT act in _______ and use feedback loops to shape the world as we know it.

a)

Association

b)

Unison

c)

Isolation

20.

One of the first organisms to split water to produce oxygen during photosynthesis was ___________

a)

Plants

b)

Cyanobacteria

21.

Evidence for the Great Oxygenation Even is found in what type or formations?

a)

Banded iron formations

b)

Soil

c)

Glaciers

22.

The Earth's early atmosphere was filled with what gas?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Oxygen

23.

Soils are a mixture of which two things?

a)

Weathered rock and organic material

b)

Iron formations and microbes

c)

none of the above

24.

During the Devonian Period, which type of life diversified rapidly on land?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Archebacteria

25.

Complex interactions and feedback loops between which of the following spheres helped shape the history of Earth

a)

Atmosphere

b)

All of the above

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

26.

What is the term for the modification of the environment producing new conditions for the evolution of life and as life evolves so does the environment-forcing more changes upon life

a)

Feedback

b)

Coevolution

c)

Complex systemic evolution

27.

Very high oxygen levels during the Carboniferous period allowed ________, including giant dragonflies and millipedes, to easily obtain the oxygen they needed to support their very large sizes

a)

Invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

c)

Plants

d)

Cyanobacteria

28.

True of False:

Carbon is found bound in many different forms in all the Earth's spheres

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Carbon is the backbone of molecules essential for sustaining life such as

a)

Fats

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

All of the Above

30.

On Earth, the vast majority of carbon is carried in which sphere

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

31.

In the Hydrosphere, carbon is stored as which of the following ( SELECT TWO)

a)

carbonite

b)

Carbonate

c)

Biocarbonate

d)

Elemental Carbon

32.

Only a small amount of carbon on Earth is held in which sphere

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

33.

Photosynthesis removes _______ from the atmosphere and releases _______

a)

Carbon; Oxygen

b)

Oxygen; Carbon

c)

Methane; Oxygen

d)

Oxygen; Nitrogen

34.

Cellular respiration removes ______ from the atmosphere and releases ______

a)

Carbon; oxygen

b)

Oxygen; carbon

c)

Methane; oxygen

d)

Oxygen; nitrogen

35.

Which of the following evens have led to an increase in the amount of carbon in the atmosphere (SELECT TWO)

a)

deforestation

b)

increase in biomass

c)

decrease in vehicle use

d)

burning fossil fuels

36.

The ocean is slightly _______ with a pH of 8.1

a)

Acidic

b)

Basic

c)

Neutral

37.

An increase in the amount of carbon that is dissolved in the ocean can lead to a(n) _______ in pH, also known as ocean acidification

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Slight Change

38.

If carbon gets locked up in the ocean as bicarbonate ions, it makes it harder for shell-building organisms that rely on carbonate ions to form shells. This may cause which of the following (SELECT TWO)

a)

Shell deformation

b)

Shell thinning

c)

Shell thickening

d)

No ability to form a shell at all

39.

What is a "Homologous structure"?

a)

Structures found in different organisms

b)

Structures that are results from a common ancestor

c)

Structures that have common origin, but they might have different functions

d)

All of the above

40.

The presence of homologous structures indicates the ______ between organisms.

a)

Evolutionary relationship

b)

Coevolution

c)

None of the above

d)

I wish I knew this

41.

What is a limb with five fingers, and the bones are arranged in specific patterns.

a)

A homologous structure

b)

Pentadactyl limb

42.

List examples of a pentadactyl limb, and give a short answer why.

a)

A bat wing: Adapted for flying

b)

A dog front leg: Adapted for running

c)

A human arm: Adapted for flexibility, climbing, and picking up objects

43.

The DNA of mammals is very _____?

a)

Similar

b)

Exact

c)

Different

44.

By comparing the ___________________ we can determine how closely related the groups are and how long ago they diverged from each other.

a)

DNA sequences in the genes

b)

homologous structures

c)

pentadactyl limbs

45.

Humans and chimpanzees are very _________

a)

Siblings

b)

closely related

c)

ancestors

d)

mother and father

46.

Horses and rhinos are both ________ ungulates, they are more ____________ to each other.

a)

Single-toed; distantly related

b)

closely related; ancestral

47.

What is development biology

(a)  

48.

The stage of embryonic development is identified using a standardized system based on the ______________

a)

development of structures

b)

study of homologous tructures

49.

__________ are fossils with features common to both an ancestral group __________ and its descendant group ________

a)

transitional fossils; ancestral features; derived features

b)

homologous structures; dinosaurs; inherited structures

50.

________ is a transitional form between birds and non-avian dinosaurs, and is regarded as the first primitive bird.

a)

archaeopteryx

b)

pterodactyl

c)

dodo bird

51.

_________ shows hippopotamuses to be the closet living ancestor of whales

a)

DNA analysis

b)

bone structures

c)

environment/ habitat studies

52.

________ was a mainly terrestrial mammal that lived 50 mya, during the early Eocene

a)

Rohocetus

b)

Dorudon

c)

Cetotherium

d)

Pakicetus

53.

_________ was a mainly aquatic mammal that lived during the mid Eocene (45 mya)

a)

Rodhocetus

b)

Pakicetus

c)

Dorudon

d)

Cetotherium

54.

________ was fully aquatic, and lived during the mid-late Eocene (40 mya).

a)

Pakicetus

b)

Rodhocetus

c)

Dorudon

d)

Cetotherium

55.

_________ was fully aquatic, and lived 18 mya during the mid-late Miocene.

a)

Pakicetus

b)

Rodhocetus

c)

Dorudon

d)

Cetotherium